BlizzCon 2015 - Overwatch Dev Chat and Q&A

There was a surprise panel at the Darkmoone Faire stage featuring the Overwatch developers.\r\rThe team started off by giving some tips and tricks for Zarya, one of the Warriors in the game. Zarya is not a very good solo tank so the devs gave some tips.\rYou could find a partner and run 2 Zaryas. You both have a personal shield and a shield you can place on the other player for extra tankiness.\rZarya really shines at high energy levels. Toss a shield on enemies that are about to enter combat to build the power level.\r\rQ: How accurate is the team composition tips system?\rA: It's not so much that they want to enforce a meta, but more that they want to inform players that many team composition should have a healer or a tank. The more you play, the less you have to rely on the system to guide you. The system is there for those who are lost.\r\rQ: Is there anything to prevent the camera from going from all the way around when aiming up at a Pharah?\r\rA: Not right now, but generally you shouldn't be directly under a Pharah anyways.\r\rQ: Mercy seems to be used in a lot of scrims and games right now. Is there any plans on changing this?\r\rA: They're keeping a close eye but not planning on changing anything now. While Widowmaker or Hanzo can kill with a single body shot with a boost, you could try using different heroes to counter it such as Winston and Zenyatta.\r\rQ: Do you have any comments on visual clutter?\r\rA: They are looking at it and do want Overwatch to be enjoyable to watch. There's nothing specific as of right now, but they do know some effects are over the top. For example, they recently changed barriers in the game and Hanzo's sonar arrow.\r\rQ: Will Genji's reflect block rockets?\r\rA: Yes! This includes Pharah's ultimate and Zarya's ultimate! Reflect only is active for 2 seconds though.\r\rQ: Pharah has the ability to leapfrog on and off roofs quickly. Is this being looked into?\r\rA: Yes, they are looking into this.\r\rDoes D'va's mech get affected by shields?\r\rA: Yes, the mech is also affected by buffs. One cool too for Reindhart players: you are able to charge D'va's mech as it's exploding to move it away from your team.\r\rQ: Why Hanzo over Widowmaker?\r\rA: Hanzo has a lot more mobility than Widowmaker because of his wall climb having no cooldown. Hanzo's sonar arrow can be used more situationally because of its shorter cooldown.\r\rQ: Mei's ice wall causes players to go up rather than displace them. Is there anything else like that?\r\rA: Ice wall can be used in multiple ways. You can block projectiles like a barrier or boost yourself or your teammates to otherwise unreachable places.\r\rQ: Is there a best Attack or Defend composition?\r\rA: They don't think so right now. A favourite is double Winston, double Lucio, Pharah, Mercy but it depends on the map and the enemy's composition. However, Symmetra is a good pick for an initial pick on Defense but once the first point is taken, changing off Symmetra might be a better idea. Widowmaker has an easier time in the final section of Watchpoint: Gibratlr than the middle section.\r\rQ: Is there anyone that feels overpowered or underpowered right now?\r\rA: Each hero feels overpowered in their own way. It all depends on matchups and teamwork.\r\r-\r\rAfter the session, I got a few moments to ask the developers a few more questions.\r\rQ: How do you feel about the Temple of Anubis having large choke points with fewer flanks?\r\rA: It's actually the first map they made and originally the large archway had no other flanks. Now there are still multiple routes though some of them can only be accessed by heroes with a leap such as Winston or Pharah. It's a different style of map where you either break the defense or you feel you're not making any progress.\r\rQ: How do you feel about the current death timers?\r\rA: There are a couple of maps where the death timers could be a little long, but right now they feel about right.

Commentaires

Commentaire de Alurie

Can't wait to try it. Never been that much of a fan for this kind of games, but I am seriously hyped to try this! Can't wait!

Commentaire de qsev

on 2015-11-06T16:18:19-06:00

So hyped to main Genji :D

Commentaire de Aliris1

on 2015-11-06T16:19:46-06:00

HYPE! :)

Commentaire de unsungkiller

on 2015-11-06T16:20:27-06:00

still dont care. MAC!

Commentaire de Niixten

on 2015-11-06T16:23:52-06:00

Freeze!

Commentaire de jimbobaus

on 2015-11-06T16:24:25-06:00

While I'm happy it's coming to console with all the other game rewards included (something Diablo ROS lacked) I have to say I'm shattered it isn't launching on Mac like all their other games.

Commentaire de bgdgeo

on 2015-11-06T16:25:46-06:00

Awesome ! OVERWATCH HYPE !

Commentaire de Flipmodegr

on 2015-11-06T16:30:10-06:00

cant wait to play this

Commentaire de TutorialBlox

on 2015-11-06T16:32:40-06:00

I am so excited for the collectors WoW ape pet lol

Commentaire de vivie

on 2015-11-06T16:37:46-06:00

Hope I get into the beta so I can try it out myself. Will almost certainly be pre-ordering the Origins Edition soon because Baby Winston is too cute!

Commentaire de inspersia

on 2015-11-06T16:39:52-06:00

Interesting, still debating whether I want to play overwatch or not.

Commentaire de Rifon

on 2015-11-06T16:40:07-06:00

I can't wait for this! OMG

Commentaire de Addy

on 2015-11-06T16:42:46-06:00

Can't wait to play it.

Commentaire de Dimhiriel

on 2015-11-06T16:51:21-06:00

can't wait to try this in the beta

Commentaire de Lightbrand

on 2015-11-06T16:51:31-06:00

Why did I think this was going to be F2P like HotS and Hearth?

Commentaire de crdrake70

on 2015-11-06T16:59:02-06:00

Hopefully its a good FPS!

Commentaire de Krotos8

on 2015-11-06T17:02:40-06:00

Definitely playing this game. Looking forward to more characters and skins though, but so far looks pretty legit!

Commentaire de Howitzer

on 2015-11-06T17:07:21-06:00

The game looks great, and I'm excited to try it out. I wonder about it's staying power, so I hope the ranking system they put in has some nice rewards. Man, I'm really tempted by that preorder pack too.